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Show 132 MR. A. G. BUTLER ON [Feb. 16, EUSCHEMID^E. EUSCHEMA DOUBLEDAYI. Hazis doubledayi, Snellen, Tijd. voor Ent. xxvii. pp. lxxxii and 96-98 (1884). CHRYSOCRASPEDA V1NOSA. Chrysocraspeda vinosa, Warren, in litt. A beautiful little bright yellow species, maculated and banded with plum-colour; it is to be hoped that a description of it will soon be published. A much-worn example, apparently of a true Idcea, new to the Museum collection, was also obtained by Mr. Pryer. MESOSTROPHE OVISIGNATA. Anisodes ovisignata, Moore, Lep. Ceylon, iii. p. 444 (1884-7). The specimen from Sandakan agrees perfectly well with the Ceylonese type. CABERID^E. MARESIA 1 UNDIFASCIATA, n. sp. (Plate VI. fig. 10.) Basal area of wings white, speckled with black and transversely striated with pearl-grey ; remainder of wings pearl-grey, striated with white and crossed to near costa by white-edged, zigzag, dark brown stripes, three on the primaries and two on-the secondaries, also by a submarginal stripe, slightly waved on the primaries, but distinctly zigzag on the secondaries, the third and sixth angles filled in so as to form blackish, more or less triangular spots ; a slender, slightly zigzag, black marginal line ; fringe, excepting along the abdominal margin of the secondaries, very short : head and collar blackish ; thorax white, speckled with black; abdomen wanting : under surface pale pearl-grey ; the disk of the wings crossed by two subparallel darker grey bands, enclosing a white belt; the outer band angulated on the primaries ; legs silvery whitish. Expanse of wings 33 millim. I have been unable to find any description or figure of this lovely little moth ; judging by the descriptions alone, it would seem to be allied to Acidalia destituta and Maresia binotata, described by Walker from specimens coming from Sula and in Mr. Saunders's collection. MACARIID^E. PLUTODES CYCLARIA. Plutodes cyclaria, Guenee, Phal. ii. p. 118. n. 1 111, pi. 20. fig. 3. TRYGODES DIVISARIA. Macaria divisaria, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xxiv. p. 107 (1861). |